About/A propos Art Brûlant

About Us

Sneezy Waters (aka Peter Hodgson) helped us celebrate the Grand Opening on Friday May 6th, 2011. On Saturday the 7th an exhibition of work by various artists inaugurated the new gallery space with a great selection of pieces.

Over twenty years ago I set up my studio on our rural property in the north of the municipality of Bristol, Québec. The original studio was in an old shed. That studio has gone through a number of stages and is now in the basement of our house.

An hour’s bicycle ride from home is the village of Shawville, Québec. When the opportunity arose in the summer of 2004 I inaugurated the Shawville annex of my home studio. Like my regular studio which is situated in the basement of my home, the new annex was also in the basement at 317 Main St . Shawville. With this Underground IMPRESSIONS Souterraines (UIS) was born — at home and in Shawville.

In November of 2007 UIS closed at 317 Main, Shawville. On May 1st, 2008 at 305-F Main, Shawville I opened the doors of IMPRESSIONS.

Now Impressions is Art Brûlant and Impressions, “A place for Art & Coffee”.